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The Collected Writings of Joe Brainard
An artist associated with the New York School of poets, Joe Brainard (1942-1994) was a wonderful writer whose one-of-a-kind autobiographical work I Remember ("a completely original book" -Edmund White) has had a wide and growing influence. It is joined in this major new retrospective with many other pieces that for the first time present the full range of Brainard's writin...more
Hardcover, 541 pages
Published
March 29th 2012
by Library of America
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Driving around the silly world with Joe Brainard
Joe Brainard (1942-1994) was born in Salem, Arkansas and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. An artist, poet, and theater set designer he moved to New York City at age 19. There, he joined the community of New York School poets and painters who would later become his artistic collaborators, including Frank O'Hara, Ted Berrigan, John Ashbery, and Ron Padgett. One of Brainard's most frequent collaborators was his longtime partner, the writer Kenward Elmslie.
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Joe Brainard (1942-1994) was born in Salem, Arkansas and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. An artist, poet, and theater set designer he moved to New York City at age 19. There, he joined the community of New York School poets and painters who would later become his artistic collaborators, including Frank O'Hara, Ted Berrigan, John Ashbery, and Ron Padgett. One of Brainard's most frequent collaborators was his longtime partner, the writer Kenward Elmslie.
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THE COLLECTED WRITINGS OF JOE BRAINARD. (2012). Ron Padgett (ed.). ****.
Before picking up this book, I had never heard of Joe Brainard. He was apparently a well-known figure in the New York art world – his primary activity being the design of jacket covers for books based on, mostly, his techniques using collages. This is a special publication of The Library of America, and comes with an introduction by Paul Auster. The centerpiece of this collection is Brainard’s book, “I Remember,” (1970), a...more
Before picking up this book, I had never heard of Joe Brainard. He was apparently a well-known figure in the New York art world – his primary activity being the design of jacket covers for books based on, mostly, his techniques using collages. This is a special publication of The Library of America, and comes with an introduction by Paul Auster. The centerpiece of this collection is Brainard’s book, “I Remember,” (1970), a...more
In reviewing Joe Brainard's book, I don't want to criticize him, pro or con. I want to quote him.
I remember laundromats at night all lit up with nobody in them.
I remember when I decided to be a minister. I don't remember when I decided not to be.
I remember how very black and white early "art" movies were.
My work never turns out like I think it is going to. I start something. It turns into a big mess. And then, I clear up the mess.
I remember angel food cake and wondering why the hole in the middl...more
I remember laundromats at night all lit up with nobody in them.
I remember when I decided to be a minister. I don't remember when I decided not to be.
I remember how very black and white early "art" movies were.
My work never turns out like I think it is going to. I start something. It turns into a big mess. And then, I clear up the mess.
I remember angel food cake and wondering why the hole in the middl...more
As innocent yet momentous as the decision to go to the breakfast place around the corner, Brainard's wit is relatable and comforting. I disagree with the mighty sage John Ashbery's assertion on the back flap that Brainard is somehow a "recognizable American phenomenon, the oddball classicist." However, I love the author's own quote on the back: "If I'm as normal as I think I am, we're all a bunch of weirdos".
This book has the most descriptive cock sucking description I have ever read outside of queer erotica... maybe even just ever. Pretty badass.
I remember reading this book.
The first part of the book: "I remember" is fantastic
The rest of the book I found it difficult to connect with; very small segments, almost like a personal journal
If I could do it again, I would have just purchased 'I remember' and left the other 300 pages go
The rest of the book I found it difficult to connect with; very small segments, almost like a personal journal
If I could do it again, I would have just purchased 'I remember' and left the other 300 pages go
from What I Did This Summer
It seems to me that we just keep learning the same fucking things over and over again.
I must say tho, that for a hopeless situation, we do pretty good at taking advantage of it.
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